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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 56 - 110).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which worker at the convenience store is often assigned to watch Mira in the middle of the night?
(a) Jack.
(b) Henry.
(c) Tone.
(d) Adan.

2. Where does Lala keep some of her money she earned from braiding?
(a) Buried in a spot on the beach in a tin.
(b) In a book.
(c) In her shoes.
(d) Under the mattress.

3. What commotion is happening on the beach when Mira is walking home in Chapter 9?
(a) Someone found a strange ship that looks like it crashed on the sand.
(b) Someone kidnapped a baby.
(c) Someone was found bloody and nearly dead.
(d) Someone found a shark's body.

4. Who does Sergeant Beckles lust after?
(a) Jacinthe.
(b) The Queen of Sheba.
(c) Wilma.
(d) Lala.

5. Why does Wilma make Esme sleep in the outhouse?
(a) She punishes Esme for extreme insolence.
(b) She has nowhere else to put Esme.
(c) She worries that Carson will sexually assault Esme.
(d) She wants Esme to know how hard it is to be a woman in Barbados.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Esme always hold against Wilma from what happens with Carson in Chapter 11?

2. What does Lala do for money on the beach?

3. What does Mira's mother suggest doing on the phone after Peter's death?

4. What does Adan do sometimes on good days with Lala?

5. What does Mira repeatedly buy at the convenience store?

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